| 单词 | fraught |
| 释义 | fraught (once / 1679 pages) adj Fraught means filled with something — often something bad. Your Thanksgiving was fraught with awkward moments when your family saw your blue hair, and it only got worse when you told them you'd quit law school to join the circus. Fraught is related to the word freight, and comes from the Middle English fraughten, meaning "to load with cargo." Think of a cargo ship loaded up with freight for a journey — it's full of supplies, just like Thanksgiving was filled with — or fraught with — awkward moments. Fraught can also describe a situation filled with distress. If relations between two countries are fraught, they are not getting along with each other. WORD FAMILYfraught USAGE EXAMPLESDesignating all or part of the line a hiking trail is fraught with problems because much of it is on private land. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) There she is, looking fraught but drawing her gun for battle. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Pitch-perfect performances put a fraught personal slant on gentrification in the 21st century. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj filled with or attended with words fraught with meaning an incident fraught with danger Syn pregnant full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal 2adj marked by distress a fraught mother-daughter relationship Syn troubled characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need |
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